Orchard Beach

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Pelham Bay Park (Orchard Beach Rd) Bronx , NY 10464 United States

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Condé Nast Traveler

This mile-long of Pelham Bay Park is the Bronx’s only public beach , and it’s a popular spot. It has snack bars & picnic areas , two playgrounds , and 26 courts for basketball , volleyball , and handball . Read more

MetroFocus

Come to the only public beach in The Bronx to enjoy sun and sports . There are mobile food carts and snack bars offering American, Cuban, and Italian food . Just leave your dog home. More at MetroFocus. Read more

NYC Parks

Places to Run: Take in the warm sunrise during your morning run, here, at this 115-acre, 1.1-mile-long beach . Enjoy views of City Island and Long Island . Read more

Deb Seraphin-Russo

Get here early...nice and quiet , boats going in and out of the sound and only 9 bucks to park ! By noon, it's a madhouse!

NYC Parks

Go explore the Kazimiroff Nature Trail’s looped paths around 189-acre Hunter Island , leading to the island’s wetland border, through its interior forest , and onto the shore of Orchard Beach. Read more

Time Out New York

Pelham Bay Park’s oceanfront is an ideal setting for any group that can’t decide between lazing and exploring. Relax on the beach or get a little more active: canoe , take a tour or go seal watching. Read more

Angel Santiago

Bring ice charcoal food drinks music good company instant fun nice place for walks water condition has improved kids playground and basketball handball courts are all nice

New York Habitat

Once called "the Riviera of NYC" this is a great area to relax and sunbathe . It is also a short distance from the paradise of seafood in City Island !

nycHealthy

Make NYC Your Gym with your friends by challenging them to a pick-up basketball game at the Orchard Beach courts. Making NYC Your Gym with others is not only good exercise but tons of fun!

NYC Parks

Go Park ! Orchard Beach is a perfect spot to cast your line ! Be careful during the summer: you’ll want to avoid the beach’s open swimming areas. Read more

Mayttee Flaz

Go during the week when it's not to crowded and take the nature walk in the woods you'll be surprised at what you'll learn!

Leah Labrecque

Clean , calm beach full of really happy families. I found it very relaxing.

NYC Parks

With a view of the beach , the courts draw the best ball players in the borough for summer night pickup games; Orchard Beach also hosts the annual Hoops in the Sun tournament.

Danielle Smith

Watch out for the horse shoe crabs there are alot of them in the water and on the wet sand! Watch where u walk the beach isn't all that clean either!

Marlene India

The beach was ok!!?you can always get a nutty, memo n a piña colada ....you have to support your local community once in a while.

Shawn Cargil

The last day for swimming os Monday but don't despair, you can still layout all of September. It's probably the best month to be at the beach , just remember bring your own phone and drinks.

Chris Gampat

Such a gorgeous and low key place.

NYC Parks

A romantic walk on the rocky shoreline of Hunter Island will transport you to the coast of Old New England.

Gabe Martin

Great for fun in the sun, walking the dogs, bird watching , kayaking and so on. watch out for the gay men cruising though

T Nicole ????????

The seagulls are very aggressive! If you feed one be prepared too feed a flock of them

Damian Clayton

During mid afternoon there's a truck giving out free meals pretty tasty like tuna sandwiches etc :)

Elton Julian

All NYC parks , playgrounds , beaches , and recreation centers remain closed until further notice due

Kris Rodriguez

Any volunteers willing to help clean up the shore and other parks check out nycparks.gov

Liz Baez

Great get away

John D

The beach was just redone. Tons of new sand was brought in. And the beach looks great now!

Jovoni Serrano

Nice scenery and cute male lifeguards! Lol :)

Christopher Deitz

Sections 1-4 are closed No swimming ! But u can still tan .. 5-13 are open to swimming an tanning . Have a good day enjoy the beach

Hilda Soto

Haven't been here in years. Great memories

Elizabeth Felix

Never get in the water. It's dirty . Sewage has been known to back up into it. Watch out for sand fleas by the shore in the summer.

John D

Its probably one of the better nyc run beaches . Great scenery down in sections 1 & 2

Andrea Solorzano

Beach was recently redone tons of new sand was brought in.

Louie Corona

Ahhh cho cho beach , look out for garbage in the sand and don't step on a syringe....

Raymond Rivera

Zumba on the beach !! Rockin

Joseph Luciano

Nice in the fall, horrible in the summer.

Philip John Basile

Best kept secret in the bronx

Ken Fraz

umm was ok, dont know how clean ny beach are, but it was warm and i had a little soak, bleh

Erik Cintron

Hey it's gorgeos night and the fireworks are gonna be nice everybody come thru

Edwin Jet

Today is Not a good day 2 go 2 the beach heavy winds light rain and no sun.

Claudia Filth

Disgusting. Seriously disgusting. The beaches were closed due to the water being contaminated with sewage !

Clarisel Gonzalez

Off to the beach for the Worldwide Photo Walk today.

Sys E

Hey JERKS: pick up your trash!! What's wrong with you??

Christopher Deitz

Working on the beach on this rainy day

Kathleen Vizueta

No waves!!!!!

Denise-Rachel Nana Garcia

Swimming And Tanning ....ahhhh

Valerie Estrada

The Pro Rican Rivera

Billy F

This water is nasty! Yuck :O

prince campbell

They say its closed but that just means no swimming .

Anjei

Немного экзотично. Но в целом весьма неплохо

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